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CONCEPT 39.2: PLANT HORMONES HELP COORDINATE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND RESPONSES TO STIMULI
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Read chapter 39.2Complete plant hormone assignment
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Chapter 39 Assignment
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Hormones are chemical signals that coordinate different parts of an organism
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The Discovery of Plant Hormones
Any response resulting in curvature of organs toward or away from a stimulus is called a tropism
Tropisms are often caused by hormones
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In the late 1800s, Charles Darwin and his son Francis conducted experiments on phototropism, a plant’s response to light
They observed that a grass seedling could bend toward light only if the tip of the coleoptile was present
They postulated that a signal was transmitted from the tip to the elongating region
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Fig. 39-5a
RESULTS
Control
Light
Illuminatedside ofcoleoptile
Shadedside of coleoptile
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Fig. 39-5b
RESULTS
Light
Tipremoved
Darwin and Darwin: phototropic response only when tip is illuminated
Tip covered by opaquecap
Tip covered by trans-parentcap
Site ofcurvature covered by opaque shield
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In 1913, Peter Boysen-Jensen demonstrated that the signal was a mobile chemical substance
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Fig. 39-5c
RESULTS
Light
Boysen-Jensen: phototropic response when tip is separatedby permeable barrier, but not with impermeable barrier
Tip separatedby gelatin(permeable)
Tip separatedby mica(impermeable)
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In 1926, Frits Went extracted the chemical messenger for phototropism, auxin, by modifying earlier experiments
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Fig. 39-6
Excised tip placedon agar cube
RESULTS
Growth-promotingchemical diffusesinto agar cube
Agar cubewith chemicalstimulates growth
Offset cubescause curvature
Control(agar cubelacking chemical) has no effectControl
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A Survey of Plant Hormones
In general, hormones control plant growth and development by affecting the division, elongation, and differentiation of cells
Plant hormones are produced in very low concentration, but a minute amount can greatly affect growth and development of a plant organ
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Overview of Plant Hormones Auxin Cytokinins Gibberellins Brassinosteroids Abscisic acid (ABA) Ethylene
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Auxin
The term auxin refers to any chemical that promotes elongation of coleoptiles Indoleacetic acid (IAA) is a common auxin in
plants; in this lecture the term auxin refers specifically to IAA
Auxin transporter proteins move the hormone from the basal end of one cell into the apical end of the neighboring cell
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Fig. 39-7
100 µm
RESULTS
Cell 1
Cell 2
Epidermis
Cortex
Phloem
Xylem
PithBasal endof cell
25 µm
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The Role of Auxin in Cell Elongation
According to the acid growth hypothesis, auxin stimulates proton pumps in the plasma membrane
The proton pumps lower the pH in the cell wall, activating expansins, enzymes that loosen the wall’s fabric
With the cellulose loosened, the cell can elongate
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Fig. 39-8
Cross-linkingpolysaccharides
Cellulose microfibril
Cell wall becomes more acidic.
2
1 Auxin increases proton pump activity.
Cell wall–looseningenzymes
Expansin
Expansins separatemicrofibrils from cross-linking polysaccharides.
3
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CELL WALL Cleaving allowsmicrofibrils to slide.
CYTOPLASM
Plasma membrane
H2O
CellwallPlasma
membrane
Nucleus CytoplasmVacuole
Cell can elongate.
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Other effects of Auxin Auxin is involved in root formation and
branching
Auxin affects secondary growth Induce cell division in the vascular
cambium and influencing differentiation of secondary xylem
Herbicides An overdose of synthetic auxins can kill
eudicots
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Cytokinins
Cytokinins are so named because they stimulate cytokinesis (cell division)
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Control of Cell Division and Differentiation
Cytokinins are produced in actively growing tissues such as roots, embryos, and fruits
Cytokinins work together with auxin to control cell division and differentiation
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Control of Apical Dominance
Cytokinins, auxin, and other factors interact in the control of apical dominance, a terminal bud’s ability to suppress development of axillary buds
If the terminal bud is removed, plants become bushier
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Fig. 39-9
(a) Apical bud intact (not shown in photo) (c) Auxin added to decapitated stem
(b) Apical bud removed
Axillary buds
Lateral branches
“Stump” afterremoval ofapical bud
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Anti-Aging Effects Cytokinins retard the aging of some
plant organs by inhibiting protein breakdown, stimulating RNA and protein synthesis, and mobilizing nutrients from surrounding tissues
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Gibberellins Gibberellins have a variety of effects,
such as stem elongation, fruit growth, and seed germination
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Stem Elongation Gibberellins stimulate growth of leaves
and stems In stems, they stimulate cell elongation
and cell division
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Fruit Growth In many plants, both auxin and
gibberellins must be present for fruit to set
Gibberellins are used in spraying of Thompson seedless grapes
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Fig. 39-10
(a) Gibberellin-induced stem growth
(b) Gibberellin-induced fruit growth
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Germination After water is imbibed, release of
gibberellins from the embryo signals seeds to germinate
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Fig. 39-11
Gibberellins (GA)send signal toaleurone.
Aleurone secretes -amylase and other enzymes.
Sugars and other nutrients are consumed.
AleuroneEndosperm
Water
Scutellum (cotyledon)
Radicle
12 3
GA
GA
-amylaseSugar
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Brassinosteroids Brassinosteroids are chemically similar
to the sex hormones of animals They induce cell elongation and division
in stem segments
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Abscisic Acid Abscisic acid (ABA) slows growth Two of the many effects of ABA:
Seed dormancy Drought tolerance
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Seed Dormancy Seed dormancy ensures that the seed
will germinate only in optimal conditions In some seeds, dormancy is broken when
ABA is removed by heavy rain, light, or prolonged cold
Precocious germination is observed in maize mutants that lack a transcription factor required for ABA to induce expression of certain genes
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Fig. 39-12Early germination in red mangrove
Early germination in maize mutant
Coleoptile
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Drought Tolerance ABA is the primary internal signal that
enables plants to withstand drought
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Ethylene Plants produce ethylene in response to
stresses such as drought, flooding, mechanical pressure, injury, and infection
The effects of ethylene include response to mechanical stress, senescence, leaf abscission, and fruit ripening
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Fruit Ripening A burst of ethylene production in a fruit
triggers the ripening process
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The Triple Response to Mechanical Stress
Ethylene induces the triple response, which allows a growing shoot to avoid obstacles
The triple response consists of: Slowing of stem elongation A thickening of the stem Horizontal growth
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Fig. 39-13
Ethylene concentration (parts per million)
0.100.00 0.20 0.40 0.80
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Ethylene-insensitive mutants fail to undergo the triple response after exposure to ethylene
Other mutants undergo the triple response in air but do not respond to inhibitors of ethylene synthesis
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Fig. 39-14ein mutant
ctr mutant
(a) ein mutant (b) ctr mutant
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Senescence Senescence is the programmed death of
plant cells or organs A burst of ethylene is associated with
apoptosis, the programmed destruction of cells, organs, or whole plants
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Leaf Abscission A change in the balance of auxin and
ethylene controls leaf abscission, the process that occurs in autumn when a leaf falls
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Fig. 39-15
0.5 mm
Protective layer
Stem
Abscission layer
Petiole
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CONCEPT 39.3: RESPONSES TO LIGHT ARE CRITICAL FOR PLANT SUCCESS
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Chapter 39.3 Assignment
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Light cues many key events in plant growth and development
Effects of light on plant morphology are called photomorphogenesis
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Plants detect not only presence of light but also its direction, intensity, and wavelength (color)
A graph called an action spectrum depicts relative response of a process to different wavelengths
Action spectra are useful in studying any process that depends on light
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Fig. 39-16436 nm1.0
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Wavelength (nm)
(a) Action spectrum for blue-light phototropism
Light
Time = 0 min
Time = 90 min
(b) Coleoptile response to light colors
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Fig. 39-16b
Light
Time = 0 min
(b) Coleoptile response to light colors
Time = 90 min
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There are two major classes of light receptors: blue-light photoreceptors and phytochromes
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Blue-Light Photoreceptors Various blue-light photoreceptors control
hypocotyl elongation, stomatal opening, and phototropism
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Phytochromes as Photoreceptors Phytochromes are pigments that
regulate many of a plant’s responses to light throughout its life
These responses include seed germination and shade avoidance
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Phytochromes and Seed Germination
Many seeds remain dormant until light conditions change
In the 1930s, scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture determined the action spectrum for light-induced germination of lettuce seeds
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Fig. 39-17
Dark (control)
RESULTS
DarkRed
Red Far-red Red Dark Red Far-red Red Far-red
Red Far-red Dark
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Red light increased germination, while far-red light inhibited germination
The photoreceptor responsible for the opposing effects of red and far-red light is a phytochrome
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Fig. 39-18
Two identical subunits
Chromophore
Photoreceptor activity
Kinase activity
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Fig. 39-UN1
Red light
Far-red light
Pr Pfr
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Phytochromes exist in two photoreversible states, with conversion of Pr to Pfr triggering many developmental responses
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Fig. 39-19
Synthesis
Pr
Far-redlight
Slow conversionin darkness(some plants)
Enzymaticdestruction
Responses:seed germination,control offlowering, etc.
Pfr
Red light
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Phytochromes and Shade Avoidance
The phytochrome system also provides the plant with information about the quality of light
Shaded plants receive more far-red than red light
In the “shade avoidance” response, the phytochrome ratio shifts in favor of Pr when a tree is shaded
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Biological Clocks and Circadian Rhythms
Many plant processes oscillate during the day
Many legumes lower their leaves in the evening and raise them in the morning, even when kept under constant light or dark conditions
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Fig. 39-20
Noon Midnight
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Circadian rhythms Cycles that are about 24 hours long and
are governed by an internal “clock” Circadian rhythms can be entrained to
exactly 24 hours by the day/night cycle The clock may depend on synthesis of a
protein regulated through feedback control and may be common to all eukaryotes
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The Effect of Light on the Biological Clock
Phytochrome conversion marks sunrise and sunset, providing the biological clock with environmental cues
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Photoperiodism and Responses to Seasons
Photoperiod, the relative lengths of night and day, is the environmental stimulus plants use most often to detect the time of year
Photoperiodism is a physiological response to photoperiod
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Photoperiodism and Control of Flowering
Some processes, including flowering in many species, require a certain photoperiod
Plants that flower when a light period is shorter than a critical length are called short-day plants
Plants that flower when a light period is longer than a certain number of hours are called long-day plants
Flowering in day-neutral plants is controlled by plant maturity, not photoperiod
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Critical Night Length In the 1940s, researchers discovered
that flowering and other responses to photoperiod are actually controlled by night length, not day length
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• Short-day plants are governed by whether the critical night length sets a minimum number of hours of darkness
• Long-day plants are governed by whether the critical night length sets a maximum number of hours of darkness
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Fig. 39-2124 hours
Light
Criticaldark period
Flashof light
Darkness
(a) Short-day (long-night) plant
Flashof light
(b) Long-day (short-night) plant
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Red light can interrupt the nighttime portion of the photoperiod
Action spectra and photoreversibility experiments show that phytochrome is the pigment that receives red light
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Fig. 39-2224 hours
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RFRR
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Critical dark periodShort-day
(long-night) plant
Long-day(short-night)
plant
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Some plants flower after only a single exposure to the required photoperiod
Other plants need several successive days of the required photoperiod
Still others need an environmental stimulus in addition to the required photoperiod– For example, vernalization is a pretreatment
with cold to induce flowering
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A Flowering Hormone?
The flowering signal, not yet chemically identified, is called florigen
Florigen may be a macromolecule governed by the CONSTANS gene
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Fig. 39-23
24 hours
Graft
Short-dayplant
24 hours 24 hours
Long-day plantgrafted to
short-day plant
Long-dayplant
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Meristem Transition and Flowering
For a bud to form a flower instead of a vegetative shoot, meristem identity genes must first be switched on
Researchers seek to identify the signal transduction pathways that link cues such as photoperiod and hormonal changes to the gene expression required for flowering
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CONCEPT 39.5: PLANTS RESPOND TO ATTACKS BY HERBIVORES AND PATHOGENS
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Read 39.5
Chapter 39.5 Assignment
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Defenses Against Herbivores
Herbivory, animals eating plants, is a stress that plants face in any ecosystem
Plants counter excessive herbivory with physical defenses such as thorns and chemical defenses such as distasteful or toxic compounds
Some plants even “recruit” predatory animals that help defend against specific herbivores
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Fig. 39-28
Recruitment of parasitoid wasps that lay their eggs within caterpillars
Synthesis and release of volatile attractants
Chemical in saliva
Wounding
Signal transduction pathway
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3
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Plants damaged by insects can release volatile chemicals to warn other plants of the same species
Methyljasmonic acid can activate the expression of genes involved in plant defenses
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Defenses Against Pathogens
A plant’s first line of defense against infection is the epidermis and periderm (within secondary growth)
If a pathogen penetrates the dermal tissue, the second line of defense is a chemical attack that kills the pathogen and prevents its spread
This second defense system is enhanced by the inherited ability to recognize certain pathogens
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A virulent pathogen is one that a plant has little specific defense against
An avirulent pathogen is one that may harm but does not kill the host plant
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Gene-for-gene recognition involves recognition of pathogen-derived molecules by protein products of specific plant disease resistance (R) genes
An R protein recognizes a corresponding molecule made by the pathogen’s Avr gene (avirulence gene)
R proteins activate plant defenses by triggering signal transduction pathways
These defenses include the hypersensitive response and systemic acquired resistance
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The Hypersensitive Response
Causes cell and tissue death near the infection site
Induces production of phytoalexins (toxic compounds to defend against fungi and bacteria) and PR (pathogenesis-related) proteins, which attack the pathogen
Stimulates changes in the cell wall that confine the pathogen
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Fig. 39-29
Signal
Hypersensitiveresponse
Signal transduction pathway
Avirulent pathogen
Signal transduction
pathway
Acquired resistance
R-Avr recognition andhypersensitive response
Systemic acquiredresistance
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Systemic Acquired Resistance
Systemic acquired resistance causes systemic expression of defense genes and is a long-lasting response
Salicylic acid is synthesized around the infection site and is likely the signal that triggers systemic acquired resistance